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Old 15th August 2004, 21:54
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Can Any One Tell Me What Pistol I Mite Have Carried In Vietnam ? Like What Year It Could Have Ben Made In. I Dont Recall No Numbers Or Nothing. I Was Over There In 66 And 67. I Know The Gun Was Automatic I Was The Driver On An Apc. Out Of Bencat. I Have The Holster A Holster With No Gun Is About Like A Saddle With No Horse.maby You Guys Could Tell Me Where I Could Buy A Colt 45 That Was Made Along About That Time Period. Thank's Jb.

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Probably the old WW II 1911's, We were still using those WW two models in the early 80's, Could have been a Colt, Ithaca, Remington Rand, or a combo of any of the above, In fact A couple of the Units are still using those same old 1911's in Afganistan and Iraq today. You can find old Government Models at gun shows, pawn shops and gun shops, Cherry 1911's are costing bookoo bucks, but you can find old mix masters, for around $400.00. Springfield makes a really nice WW II model, its new but it's a dead ringer and they run right around $400.00

BTW I was a Scout, Spent a ton of time living in the old 113, can't say I enjoyed it too much.

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Somehow I think "slabsides" is probably a more accurate description of the M113 than the 1911. :P

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Thank's J For The Info. Im Going To Try To Find Me A Gun. You Wright About Sideslap Thats What We Call Thim Over There. Oh I Was With The Big Red One In 4th Cav. Thanks See You Jb.

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Virtually anything made for the US military could have been used over there. Even the old WW1-era Colts could still be found, although by then the original bluing on those would've been replaced with a parkerized finish courtesy of some arsenal somewhere.

BTW I'm moving this to the USGI section where it really belongs.

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Virtually anything made for the US military could have been used over there. Even the old WW1-era Colts could still be found, although by then the original bluing on those would've been replaced with a parkerized finish courtesy of some arsenal somewhere.

BTW I'm moving this to the USGI section where it really belongs.


wow good move. a day or so later the question may have not been answered in time. I know you are probably busy thanks for rushing on in and fixing it all. my hero.

Edited to say, maybe show up here more often.

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Thanks Everyone For Your Replys I Sure Appericated It. And I Like To Say Welcome Home All You Vets. Ok Thank's Jb.

 



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